Claudia Callisto  - The Good Italian Girl and friends

Claudia Callisto - The Good Italian Girl and friends

Claudia Callisto

Based her best selling book "The Good Italian Girl" Claudia Callisto invites her fellow ethnic friends to join her for an Italian coffee catch up and share stories about life growing up with their immigrant parents. We reflect on both the highs and lows of our cultural experience and how it has shaped us as the strong and resilient ethnic women we are today and how it has influenced our own parenting style and life..

Standing Tall: Teresa Dall’Acqua Leonardi’s Triumphs in the Face of Adversity

Standing Tall: Teresa Dall’Acqua Leonardi’s Triumphs in the Face of Adversity

I'm delighted to introduce Teresa Dall’Acqua Leonardi OAM to our podcast series. Teresa shares her remarkable life journey, filled with both triumphs and challenges, including one of her proudest moments: receiving the Order of Australia Medal in 2009. This prestigious honour is a rare achievement for an Italian woman within the Italian-Australian community.Teresa’s story begins when she arrived in Australia as a young child, a refugee with her Italian parents, who fled Asmara in East Africa (fo

Oct 9, 2024 • 1:09:52

Resilience, Tradition, and Leadership: Anna's Journey

Resilience, Tradition, and Leadership: Anna's Journey

In this heartfelt episode of The Good Italian Girl and Friends, Claudia Callisto warmly welcomes her long-time friend Anna for a deeply engaging conversation. Together, they delve into their shared experiences as first-generation daughters of Italian immigrants in Australia, reflecting on the unique blend of challenges and joys that shaped their upbringing. With vivid anecdotes, Anna paints a touching picture of her family's journey, highlighting the sacrifices made by her parents and the signif

Aug 17, 2024 • 1:09:19

The Barefoot Woman

The Barefoot Woman

Today on the Good Italian Girl and Friends podcast we meet another Australian – Italian first generation daughter from Adelaide named  Maria who also runs a side hustle called  The Barefoot Woman… yes folks she loves going barefoot at home to help her feel grounded.Her business services  however is something totally different in that she provides Malocchio removal, Tarot card readings, Business and House energy cleanses and Astrology.I was fascinated with the fact that this younger modern ethnic

May 18, 2024 • 54:11

The Australian – Italian Travel Podcast Series – Planning your overseas trip with your Australian Children to visit the Italian relatives and tour Europe: Part 2

The Australian – Italian Travel Podcast Series – Planning your overseas trip with your Australian Children to visit the Italian relatives and tour Europe: Part 2

Join me, your host Claudia Callisto, as I sit down with my good friends Luisa and Laura for an intimate chat about our unique travel experiences as first-generation Australian-Italians. We explore the fascinating journey of travelling overseas to visit Italian relatives and discuss if it's a rite of passage for Australian-Italian children. We share our funny and challenging moments, our favourite locations and sites, and provide some practical tips for planning a destination overseas. In this fa

Sep 27, 2023 • 1:08:45

The Australian – Italian Travel Podcast Series - Visiting the Italian relatives with your Australian born children: Part 1

The Australian – Italian Travel Podcast Series - Visiting the Italian relatives with your Australian born children: Part 1

The Australian – Italian Travel Podcast Series - Visiting Italian relatives with your Australian-born children This new podcast series is about our family generation going travelling to Europe/ Italy and touring the amazing sites and visiting the Italian relatives and returning to your parent’s paese. Why do you think we still have this pull back to Italy to visit family with our kids?   Is this an Australian–Italian rite of passage thing do you think? Is it our responsibility as the first-gener

Sep 11, 2023 • 1:20:00

Celebrate The Inner "Giussa": with International Giussa Day with Claudia Callisto

Celebrate The Inner "Giussa": with International Giussa Day with Claudia Callisto

Welcome to a new episode of The Good Italian Girl and Friends Podcast with Claudia, Callisto who is bringing to Adelaide International Giussa Day on the 2nd of June 2023.This episode focuses on Claudia's new concept and event, International Gisussa Day. Claudia views herself as a proud Giussa and International Giussa Day is an opportunity for her to share her culture and celebrate her heritage with her audience. Through the event, people of all backgrounds can come together to learn about her cu

May 20, 2023 • 16:10

Italian Glory Boxes of Love

Italian Glory Boxes of Love

In this episode of the good Italian girl and friends, Claudia and her sister Laura talk about the upcoming event, Italian glory boxes of love.A unique exhibition curated by two Adelaidean Italian sisters displaying a collection of precious ‘glory box’ items that Italian migrant mothers prepared for their female children growing up in Australia. Each item will have its own unique family story attached. These items link us back to our childhood and represent their homeland traditions, their talent

May 17, 2023 • 56:56

Bonus Episode: Radio interview with Stefano from Radio Italiana 531 Adelaide

Bonus Episode: Radio interview with Stefano from Radio Italiana 531 Adelaide

Stefano interviews Claudia Callisto, Writer and Performer, in English on the occasion of her new Cabaret show scheduled at the Fringe 2023 entitled "Italian Love is a Battlefield", taken from her bestseller "The Good Italian Girl".Brought to you by Shining Light

May 11, 2023 • 45:47

Bonus Episode: Radio interview with Mark Aiston from Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM

Bonus Episode: Radio interview with Mark Aiston from Radio Italia Uno 87.6FM

On this bonus episode, Claudia Callisto, the bestselling author of the good Italian girl speaks to Mark Astion from Radio Italia Uno 87.6 FM, Adelaide about her fringe show growing up in an ethnic household, her book a new podcast series.Brought to you by Shining Light

Feb 22, 2023 • 47:00

The Italian workplace girlfriend Anna, Mary and Claudia

The Italian workplace girlfriend Anna, Mary and Claudia

Claudia's Italian work girlfriends Anna and mary talk about Italian wedding traditions from the 1960s/1970s and how things have changed over the generations. Brought to you by Shining Light

Jan 17, 2023 • 1:02:47

Oldest sister chat: Laura and Claudia

Oldest sister chat: Laura and Claudia

Claudia interviews her older sister Laura who played a big part in their childhood as the oldest daughter and her responsibility to assist our parents in looking after her younger siblings while they worked. Born in Belgium and immigrating to Australia with our parents at the age of 5 they discuss their family life together, their parent's dreams for them all, growing up in a family of four girls and the expectations placed on them.  Now as mothers themselves and still a close family unit they d

Jan 17, 2023 • 1:02:09

The Comaras:- Secret Guests and Claudia.

The Comaras:- Secret Guests and Claudia.

Another funny podcast with Claudia and her fellow Italian Adelaide girlfriends and school mums laughing and talking about the ethnic girlfriend connections and how their family lives have flourished spending time together as fellow Italian families and supporting each other. The conversation is a typical ethnic female conversation and gathering where everyone is talking at once, finishing sentences and adding their opinion in and all the while laughing out loud. The guest also talked about how t

Jan 17, 2023 • 1:14:24

The Good Italian Girl Presents Italian Love is a Battlefield. Fringe Show

The Good Italian Girl Presents Italian Love is a Battlefield. Fringe Show

Based on her bestselling book "The Good Italian Girl" Claudia Callisto presents a culturally orientated comedy performance infused with 80s music on the battles ethnic females faced with their immigrant parents to simply leave their homes to spread their wings and dance to 80s music with their friends. Despite these battles, theses experiences made our generation the strong, resilient and the family focused women we are today. Now mothers ourselves we are negotiating similar but different battle

Jan 13, 2023 • 2:07

Soul Sister & School Mum:- Kate and Claudia

Soul Sister & School Mum:- Kate and Claudia

Claudia interviews her “school mum” girlfriend Kate who is also a mental health nurse working with the youth. They discuss their own concerns they have as mothers of boys and the topic of mental health for kids within the current social media environment. Kate discusses her own challenges growing up as an ambitious and headstrong daughter of immigrant parents, her career dreams and how they both navigated the cultural expectations placed on them by their parents. Now both mothers of boys, they d

Jan 5, 2023 • 1:01:26

Italian Born School Friend:- Antonella and Claudia

Italian Born School Friend:- Antonella and Claudia

Antonella and Claudia are high school friends who recently reunited in Adelaide. Antonella migrated to Adelaide with her family at the age of 12. She discusses her immersion into her new Australian high school and the lifelong friends she made with other Italian daughters of immigrant parents. They discuss how her parent's decision to immigrate and her Italian heritage have greatly influenced her life destiny and passion. Now living in Melbourne, she owns an immersion travel agency and brings gr

Jan 5, 2023 • 1:11:33

Adelaide Italian girlfriends:- Gina, Maria, Ida, Costanza and Claudia

Adelaide Italian girlfriends:- Gina, Maria, Ida, Costanza and Claudia

Another funny podcast with Claudia and her fellow Italian Adelaide girlfriends laughing and talking about life as daughters of Italian immigrant parents. They discuss the concept of whether they were actually able to achieve it all – corporate career, motherhood and being that perfect Italian wife like their immigrant mothers or did they all end up simply exhausted.  The guests talk about what Italian cultural activities they currently enjoy and the things they love about their Italian culture i

Jan 5, 2023 • 1:11:08

The 3 Sisters:- Carla, Livia, Tonia and Claudia

The 3 Sisters:- Carla, Livia, Tonia and Claudia

A very funny episode filled with banter and constant laughter as Claudia interviews another family of sisters. From the start of the podcast, you are also laughing out loud and you feel like you are physically sitting with them around the kitchen table listening to their stories.  The beautiful sister connection comes through this unique episode as they interact, interrupt, laugh and share their antics growing up in an Italian family and how they also managed to enjoy life despite their dad's st

Dec 26, 2022 • 1:07:30

Shining Light

Shining Light

We are Claudia and Diana; two sisters who form the brand Shining Light.Our inspiration for the business stemmed from the challenges we both faced in our lives from our IVF story. The emotions which accompany the infertility journey were very overwhelming and difficult at times, however through the use of journals and positive affirmations that we both adopted we were able to believe that we had the inner strength to overcome any challenge life threw at us. In the end we both ever so grateful and

Dec 26, 2022 • 1:09

Claudia Callisto:- The best selling author of the good Italian girl

Claudia Callisto:- The best selling author of the good Italian girl

Born in Adelaide, Australia, to Italian immigrant parents, ClaudiaCallisto is an Amazon bestselling author and the co-founder ofShining Light, an organisation that provides women and childrenthe tools to practice mindfulness, kindness and gratitude, as well asdevelop positive mindsets.Claudia is a wife and a mother to one child, Marcus. She is apassionate amateur photographer and loves ticking things off herbucket list. Claudia also loves spending time with her family andfriends laughing, eating

Dec 26, 2022 • 1:01

The Uni Giussa's:- Katarina, Effie, Sandra and Claudia

The Uni Giussa's:- Katarina, Effie, Sandra and Claudia

A very funny podcast where Claudia is reunited with her “Giussa” girlfriends from university. They met as young ambitious ethnic women and they developed a special supportive connection. During the podcast they laugh together about the fun times at University, going out clubbing in the 80s and reflecting on their culture and what influenced them throughout their lives as young women and now as mothers. A funny podcast filled with lots of laughter and funny stories growing up and the expectations

Dec 26, 2022 • 1:13:59

Reunited with a good friend: - Angelina and Claudia

Reunited with a good friend: - Angelina and Claudia

Angelina and Claudia are high school friends that were recently reunited. During the podcast, they reminisce and discuss how their lives progressed since leaving school and the memories as daughters of Italian immigrant parents growing up in a big Italian family in the 80s. They discuss what the Italian culture means to them and how it has influenced their life and what specific Italian cultural aspects they valued and have maintained. Now as their parents are getting older they discuss how fami

Dec 26, 2022 • 1:05:20

The Good Italian Girl Trailer

The Good Italian Girl Trailer

The Good Italian Girl and Friends Podcast: A Personal Story of Awakening and Redefining the Cultural Rules as an Australian-Italian Woman Claudia Callisto the best-selling author of the good Italian girl brings you her podcast series The Good Italian Girl and Friends.“I was determined not to simply be a good Italian girl.I was secretly dreaming big. Far bigger than what good Australian-Italian girls were expected to be. I wanted to have it all - travel the world, have a successful career and tic

Dec 26, 2022 • 1:50

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